Don Barlow
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2017 - Present
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Don Barlow represents the Seat 1 seat on the Rochester Public Schools school board in Minnesota. Barlow won the seat in the by-district general election on November 8, 2016.[1]
Barlow previously ran for the Position 6 seat on the Rochester Board of Education. He was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014.
Biography
Don Barlow is a resident of Rochester, Minnesota. Barlow spent his career as a firefighter before he retired to serve as the pastor for the Rochester Community Baptist Church.[2] He served on the Olmsted County Social Services Advisory Board and Rochester's Police Policy Oversight Commission.[3]
Elections
2016
Three of the seven seats on the Rochester Public Schools School Board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. In his bid for re-election to Seat 1, incumbent Richard Hinds was defeated by challenger Don Barlow. Seat 3 incumbent Deborah Seelinger won re-election after defeating John League in a primary election on August 9, 2016, and Bobbie Gallas in the general election. The race for the open Seat 7 featured candidates Ahmed Ragab and Mark Schleusner. Schleusner won election to the seat.[1][4][5]
League announced that he was dropping out of the race on July 24, 2016. Because the candidate withdrawal deadline had already passed, his name still appeared on the primary election ballot.[6]
Results
| Rochester Public Schools, Seat 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Don Barlow |
67.39% | 32,439 |
| Richard Hinds Incumbent | 32.21% | 15,506 |
| Write-in votes | 0.4% | 191 |
| Total Votes | 48,136 | |
| Source: Rochester Public Schools, "Abstract of Votes Cast," accessed January 11, 2017 | ||
Funding
Barlow reported $650.00 in contributions and $396.00 in expenditures to the Rochester Public Schools, which left his campaign with $254.00 on hand in the election.[7]
Endorsements
Barlow was endorsed by the Post Bulletin Editorial Board.[8]
2014
The election in Rochester featured four seats up for general election on November 4, 2014. The primary election was held on August 12, 2014. Position 2 incumbent Gary W. Smith and Position 4 incumbent Julie Workman ran unopposed for re-election. Terry Throndson sought re-election to the Position 5 seat against challenger Jean Marvin. Fellow Position 5 challengers Nora Dooley and Matthew Paul Halleck lost in the primary election. Don Barlow challenged Anne Becker for the Position 6 seat.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Anne Becker Incumbent |
59.5% | 18,677 | |
| Nonpartisan | Don Barlow | 40.2% | 12,631 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 108 | |
| Total Votes | 31,416 | |||
| Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 535 - Rochester," accessed December 30, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Rochester Public Schools does not publish campaign finance reports for school board candidates. State law does not require campaign finance reporting if contributions or expenditures do not exceed $750 in a calendar year.[9]
Endorsements
Barlow received an endorsement from the Rochester Education Association.[10]
Recent news
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See also
- Rochester Public Schools, Minnesota
- Rochester Public Schools elections (2016)
- Rochester Public Schools elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 KROC AM 1340, "Primary Elections Needed for Rochester City Council – School Board," May 31, 2016
- ↑ Post Bulletin, "P-B Endorsement: Rochester School Board Seat 6: Anne Becker vs. Don Barlow," October 7, 2014
- ↑ Post-Bulletin, "7 candidates file for 3 school board spots," June 7, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 535 - ROCHESTER," accessed August 9, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 535 - ROCHESTER," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ Post-Bulletin, "Candidate drops out of school board race," July 30, 2016
- ↑ Rochester Public Schools, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed December 8, 2016
- ↑ Post Bulletin, "Our View: Rochester School Board, Seat 1: Richard Hinds vs. Don Barlow," October 17, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance," accessed August 1, 2014
- ↑ Jean Marvin for ISD535 School Board, "REA Makes Multiple Endorsements," July 6, 2014 (dead link)
| 2016 Rochester Public Schools Elections | |
| Olmsted County, Minnesota | |
| Election date: | Primary election: August 9, 2016 General election: November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Seat 1: • Incumbent, Richard Hinds • Don Barlow Seat 3: • Incumbent, Deborah Seelinger • Bobbie Gallas • John League Seat 5: • Ahmed Ragab • Mark Schleusner |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
| 2014 Rochester Public Schools Elections | |
| Olmsted County, Minnesota | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | Position 2: • Incumbent, Gary W. Smith Position 4: • Incumbent, Julie Workman |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
